NAME     : Steve Blass
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 4/18/1942
  AGE      : 38
  HEIGHT   : 5"10
  WEIGHT   : 185
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : Minor league contract
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Prone

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : E
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 4
  Avoiding Hits        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Sinker, Slider, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1964   4.07  5  8  0  24  3   1 104.0  47  45  67  PIT
  1966   3.89 11  7  0  34  1   0 155.0  67  46  76  PIT
  1967   3.57  6  8  0  32  2   0 126.0  50  47  72  PIT
  1968   2.13 18  6  0  33 12   7 220.0  52  57 132  PIT
  1969   4.46 16 10  2  38  9   0 210.0 104  86 147  PIT
  1970   3.40 10 18  0  35  3   1 238.1  90  82 118  MON
  1971   3.96 10  7  0  25  2   1 157.0  69  49  96  MON
  1972   3.61 11 11  0  32  2   1 211.2  85  77 117  MON
  1973   3.73 12 11  0  29  0   0 183.1  76  65 102  MON
  1974   3.37  9 13  0  29  1   0 181.2  68  67 103  MON
  1975   3.19 13 13  0  32  2   0 208.2  74  77 121  MON
  1976   3.32 10 14  0  36  3   2 238.1  88  68 135  MON
  1977   5.23  2  9  0  14  1   0  82.2  48  34  56  MON
  1978   4.88  5  9  0  21  0   0 103.1  56  37  40  BAL
  1979   3.98  4  7  0  21  0   0 108.2  48  31  66  BAL
  1980   3.74  8  8  0  27  0   0 149.0  62  62  78  MIL
 
  Total ERA   : 3.64
  Total Wins  : 150
  Total Losses: 159
  Total Saves : 2
  Total SHO   : 13
  Total CG    : 41
  Total K's   : 1526
  Total BB's  : 930
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Won World Championship with Baltimore in 1978... Signed as a free agent by Milwaukee on 2/28/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $3,400,000 per year... Injured on 5/30/1980 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks...